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Ask Ally: the Writing and Publishing Edition

December 14, 2010 by Ally Carter 172 Comments

Hi everybody!

Thanks to everyone who asked questions.  I’ve now been through them all and answered the ones that were relevant and were not duplicated elsewhere.

I’m now turning this post off to new comments.

Thanks everyone for participating and happy writing!

Ally

 

 

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Comments

  1. Maria says

    May 23, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Hi Ally…
    am an Italian girl and I love your books, but this is not out yet.
    Do you know if you will come out soon?

    Reply
  2. Laura says

    July 10, 2012 at 5:01 pm

    Hello Ally!
    I have been waiting for a long time to have a few of my questions answered by a REAL author! So here they are:

    1) How do I find a good publishing company?
    2) Who writes the preview on the back of a book? (the author or the publisher?)
    3) Is there an age you have to be to have your book published?
    4) How long should my book be when I send it in to get published/edited?

    I adore your books and there are a lot of writing techniques and words that I can learn from so thank you for being a great role model and fabulous, talented author!

    Laura

    Reply
  3. Courtni says

    July 25, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    I have read all your advice on writing, and I really want to be a writer one day. My only problem when I write is that i get bored with my story. Is that because my plot stinks or just my attitude?

    Reply
  4. Courtni says

    July 25, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    What are good books to look at the style of and learn from?

    Reply
  5. Erika says

    July 28, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    I’ve got a book I’ve been writing and editing on and off for a few years, and I feel like I’m getting to a point where it might be good enough to publish. The problem is I’m not sure I could pay for an agent, or anything like that.
    Is there any advice you can give an aspiring writer with a tiny budget?

    Reply
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